I Defeated the Guide Angel and I Became a Necromancer ~ I Feel Like I'm Playing a Different Game from Everyone Else, but I'm Doing Fine ~ - Chapter 48

Chapter 48: Challenge to the Distant Heights

◆ Demon Temple, 3rd Floor ◆

“That’s it! Hey, how about you guys~? Want to play with me…♡?”

“Yes!! We want to play!!”

The reason we couldn’t respond with such enthusiasm was because Babylon-chan was equipped with a golden gauntlet on her right hand. Here we are, our full party of eight, including Pers-chan. In other words, Babylon-chan is proposing to play with all eight of us.

The gap in power is obvious. It’s natural that we can’t win, but there’s also a curiosity about just how formidable her strength is at such a high level… And what’s troublesome is that all six of our servants, including the newly awakened Siren Lorelei, are looking eager to “peek into the abyss” too. It seems there’s no choice but to go along with it if Pers-chan says so.

“I, for one, would like to give it a try…!”

“Hehe~♪ What about you, crazy girl? Are you up for it? Yes or no? ♡”

“We’ll all take you on together!”

“Yeah!!” (I want to try it!)

“How far will we be able to go…? I’m so curious!”

“(；゜Д゜))” (Uh…)

“A match against a demon lord…! What an honor!”

“My, my, I’d love to see just how strong the demon lord I worship is…”

“Me too… I’ve just woken up, so I want to stretch my legs a bit~!!”

Perhaps Babylon-chan thought it was a good opportunity since there were exactly eight of us and quite a few undead members. It could serve as a reference for future battles against strong bosses, so there really isn’t a choice but to participate.

Normally, I’d be swooning over Babylon-chan’s cuteness, but since she’s offering to play with us so nicely!! I’ll do my best!! And I want to impress her with a move that will truly capture her attention, no matter what!

“Sounds good, doesn’t it~♡? Well, it’s not safe here… Another dimension♡”

“We’re being sent to a different dimensional space—”

◆ ??? ◆

Wha-what…!? The ground, the surrounding space, it’s all vanished…!!? This, this is…! The eerie space where the crimson-black mist I saw at the time of awakening stretches endlessly, ominously!!! So, this is where we were sent at that time!

“What’s wrong, I wonder~? Ready, or not? Won’t you?”

Uh-oh, we don’t have time to leisurely observe our surroundings. Babylon-chan’s vibe is different from usual. It’s not her usual sadistic smile, just the mouth, but not the eyes. We need to take this seriously… or she’ll lose interest!!!

“Aegis!!!”

“Perseus has activated [Magic Shield Aegis], entering [Penetrate – 10] state”

“Submerge, Negative Aura.”

“For 3 minutes, all party members’ stats will increase by +40”

“Impede, Bone Shield.”

“All party members are now under [Bone Shield] state”

“Scarlet Shadow Lady!”

“Princess Chiyo has entered [Scarlet Shadow Lady] state”

“(｀・ω・´)”

“Frioniel has activated [Energy Light], fully restoring Princess Chiyo’s HP”

“Don’t let your guard down!! Stick with me!!!!”

“Tornado has activated [Attack Command], increasing attack power for 1 minute”

Alright, we’re ready—

“Lorelei has started playing Rhapsody of Madness”

“Demon God Babylon (Lv,????) has entered [Mental Shock] state, rapidly decreasing MP!!!!!!”

“Let us sing the song of lament here, become the hammer that shatters feelings, the spear that pierces death, the blade that tears apart love and romance, Destruction of Lament.”

“Lorelei has begun singing Destruction of Lament”

“Weak!!! Demon God Babylon (Lv,????) has received a total of 187,771 damage across all attributes!”

“Hehehe♪ Well done, right?”

Wait, Lorelei can activate both skill and song abilities at the same time…?! A frontal range assault that includes striking, slashing, and thrusting attacks, activating multiple times across all attributes?! Isn’t that totally broken?! How did the former residents of Lorelei manage to win battles like this?! No, wait, that’s not the point! Lorelei would be the primary target with this kind of ability!!

“((((；゜Д゜))))”

“Frioniel has activated [High Guard], entering a powerful defensive state”

“Oh my~? So, you’re the first target, then~? I wonder if you can endure it~?”

“((((((((；゜Д゜)))))))”

Brother, you’re in the front, can you endure it?! No way, right?!

“Demon God Babylon (Lv,????) has activated [Destructive Right Arm], Miss… Frioniel evaded with [Etherealization]”

“Oh…?”

“(｀・ω・´)”

“Gawaaaahhh!!!”

“Donta has activated [Warg Bullet]”

So, you never intended to take the hit from the start?! But that was a good call, because it would’ve been really bad if you got hit! Nice etherealization! And Donta, capitalizing on the opening after slipping through the target! Go for it!!!

“Sit!”

Wait, you were just off balance a moment ago, and now you’re able to do a heel drop… ah, Babylon-chan’s wearing black…

“Demon God Babylon (Lv,????) has activated [Annihilation Right Leg], Donta’s [Bone Shield] state has been nullified. Donta’s Doppel has disappeared”

“Donta has activated [Vajra], rendering his head invulnerable”

“Demon God Babylon (Lv,????) dealt 1,997,459 damage to Donta, defeating him”

“Gyaaaahhh—”

Oh… even with Vajra activated… eh, eh?! That’s right, it’s actually Donta’s first death…?! Oh no, I need to prepare now…!

“Gwi schizodus(Death through scorch)!! Anehra(Extinction befalls)!!!! Ah…!!!”

“Aurelia has activated [Incendiary Extinction]”

“Phewwww…”

“Demon God Babylon (Lv,????) has activated [Super Wind], deflecting [Incendiary Extinction]”

… That’s bad!!!

“Siren has ceased playing and singing”

“I don’t want to become grilled chicken~~~”

“Princess Chiyo evaded with [Aqua Moon]”

“Perseus nullified [Incendiary Extinction]”

“Frioniel took 45,571 damage, armor destroyed”

“Uwaaaaaa▂▅▇█▓▒░(’ω’)░▒▓█▇▅▂aaaaaa”

Oh…! Onii-chan died from friendly fire…!

“Screaaaammmm!!!!”

“Aurelia took 42,289 damage and died”

“Familiar [Black Cat Luna] sacrificed itself”

“Aurelia has been revived”

“Aurelia took 42,441 damage and died”

Uh-oh, Lia-chan died, revived, and died again…! It’s Abyss Walker’s turn now…! Gotta hide…!

“O abyss, become my path, Abyss Walker!

“Entered [Abyss Walker] state. Warped into Tornado’s shadow”

“Grrraaahhh!!!”

“Tornado activated [★Tornado Special], deflecting area skills”

Survivors are me, Pers-chan, Chiyo-chan, Oniichan as souls, Tornado-san, and Laura-chan…! Three practically taken out in no time…! For now, I’ve warped into Tornado-san’s location, but since Tornado-san doesn’t have MP-consuming skills, alright! Time to prepare here…!

“Huh…!”

“Oh, you’re closer than I expected…! Maybe you’ve gotten a bit stronger~?”

“Here I come!!!”

“Perseus activated [Magic Twin Swords: Wallachia], dealing a total of 22,241 damage to Demon God Babylon (Lv,????)”

“Oh dear, you’re hitting me better than before~! But with magic swords, there’s this kind of usage toooooo!!!”

“Demon God Babylon (Lv,????) unsheathed [Magic Short Sword: Laevateinn], activating [Thousand Drain]”

“Ehhh…?”

“Perseus’s [Penetrate] state has been nullified”

“Perseus’s [Bone Shield] state has been nullified”

“Perseus took a total of 9,988,999 damage and died”

“Mmm, so there’s that kind of use for a magic short sword… Skills that shoot out directly from the gauntlet in the hundreds… And it’s treated as a direct attack, and Penetrate’s completely nullified too… The power of each shot is too high, and even with Martial Arts Defense, it seems impossible to counter… Pers-chan got hit too… This is bad, really bad… I thought she could hold out a little longer…”

“Dalli! Toom! Dalli!”

“Oh, I, I’m dead…”

Huh…? What was that cute mysterious language just now…? Even though it’s clear that Laura-chan’s being targeted, what’s—

“Dark Spherical Black Hole!”

“Dally, what’s this—”

“In an instant, only for a moment, a black hole appeared, and Rororei took ???,???,??? damage and died.”

“Phew…”

For just a moment, just for a moment, the damage reached levels where it seemed like the system gave up after the appearance of the black hole…? Laura-chan, Tornado-san…? Are you okay…? Can you be resummoned…?

“Warping into Princess Chiyo’s shadow.”

“Now!!!”

“Princess Chiyo activated [One Sword Severing Iron].”

“Should I let it hit…? What should I dooo~?”

“Wha…!?”

“Demon God Babylon (Lv,????) activated [White Blade Interception] and nullified the attack.”

“Consumed NP1.”

“I’m not gonna let it hit~”

“To stop that lightning-fast swordsmanship with just your right hand…? No, no, no…”

“Demon God Babylon (Lv,????) activated [Crushing Left Arm], and Princess Chiyo received 17,747,196 damage and died.”

“Well, that’s practically a wipeout, isn’t it? Now, there’s only me and onii-chan’s spirits left… There’s no more source of damage, so all that’s left is for me to lose and it’s over—crushed and finished. The only ones who managed to damage Babylon-chan were Pers-chan and Laura-chan…”

—Or so you’d think?

“Demon God Babylon (Lv,????) took 500,000 damage.”

“Wha…!?”

“I used it at the moment when it was certain we’d be wiped out. The Dark Rain. While I was in Abyss Walker mode, my voice didn’t leak out, and thanks to the keen senses of Donta, who’s got a good nose and is pretty sharp, my presence and scent didn’t leak out enough for him to notice me. I used it right at the moment when Chiyo-chan’s sword was stopped.”

“Mana…!? Thank… you…”

“Demon God Babylon (Lv,????) is now [Paralyzed].”

“Demon God Babylon (Lv,????) is now [Poisoned].”

“Just as I suspected…”

“Huh…? Did I… not notice…?”

And Babylon-chan, either she suppressed her status ailment resistance this time, or she was playing without any status ailment resistance to begin with. It was clear when Laura-chan inflicted the [Mental Shock] status on her from the start. So I had to make sure to hit Babylon-chan with skills that would be effective this time. It might sound bad, but the one who bought us the most time this time was Chiyo-chan, so I could target her.

“Demon God Babylon (Lv,????) is now [Bleeding].”

“Demon God Babylon (Lv,????) is now [Silenced].”

“Demon God Babylon (Lv,????) is now [Severely Poisoned].”

“Demon God Babylon (Lv,????) is now in critical condition due to severe bleeding.”

“Demon God Babylon (Lv,????) has started to petrify…”

Babylon-chan is suffering… It’s because of me…! Oh no…!! My chest… My chest hurts…!! But, but I know! I know, Babylon-chan!! This is the Babylon-chan we should defeat!!!

“Demon God Babylon (Lv,????) has petrified.”

“Demon God Babylon (Lv,????) has been defeated…”

She’s… she’s dead… Babylon-chan… Ohhhhhh…!! She’s… she’s dead!!! It hurts… It hurts… my chest hurts, it’s painful, I want to die too…

“The Another Realm has been deactivated.”

◆ Demon God Temple, 3rd Floor ◆

I want to die… I want to die… I didn’t want to feel like this… But if I knew I could defeat her, I had to…

“Waaaahhhh~! Amazing, isn’t it~!”

Ahhhhh, it’s Babylon-chan!!! The real… smiling sadistic Babylon-chan!!! So close!!! Ahhhhhh!!!

“I’m surprised… But why did you… realize it was a fake?”

“Hey hey? I wonder at what moment you realized~? I’m curious~♡”

Y-you want to know? If my favorite character is asking, then I’ll tell you! Why I knew that Babylon-chan was a fake!!!

“Babylon-chan’s smile wasn’t perfectly replicated!”

“…Huh? Are you serious? Don’t you love me too much? You don’t looove me~~♡”

“That’s a lie…?! It wasn’t from the beginning, was it…?!”

“And also, her voice! It wasn’t a silky, charming voice!! It wasn’t the voice of Babylon-chan that’s full of heart marks!!”

“Ughhh~! Don’t you looove me♡ It’s all about love, right~? Love!!”

That’s right!! First, her face, her face!! I felt something was off the moment I saw her face! And her voice, Babylon-chan’s seductive and charming voice wasn’t perfect! That’s when I knew, right from the start, that something was ‘different’!

“You crazy girl, you haven’t even looked at me closely enough…♡ Remembering every little detail…♡ It’s so naughty…♡”

“—Aaahhhh!!”

“Hold yourself together!!!”

“Aaahhh!!”

I’ll make Babylon-chan’s current voice my alarm voice! I have it recorded! I’ll do it, I’ll do it! And Pers-chan’s face is too close! Pers-chan’s face is too perfect, I’m gonna die!!! Are these guys trying to kill me even after the battle’s over?! It’s awful! I’m so happy!

“But, like, realizing I’m a fake isn’t enough to resort to that kind of move, right? Why~?”

“At first, Laura-chan’s mental shock was effective…”

“Oh, that MP Banish! It worked because I’m not a boss attribute, right~! And then, at the end, you used that rain at the right moment to stop my fake and then used your big move, right~?”

“I thought if some effective status ailment was applied, there was a chance to win!!”

“Amazing! Admirable!! By the way, if you had used that from afar, I would have erased it with the Black Hole♡ I prepared for long-range with the Black Hole, and for close-range, I dealt with melee skills♡”

“If I had noticed that, then Calamity Wave would have been effective…”

“Perseus is lacking in observation♡ Laura-chan’s mental shock log was visible, right? Try the most effective hit before attacking! Use skills that give you a big advantage with little risk!”

“I deeply apologize!!”

Hmm… Winning was honestly thanks to everyone buying me time to make decisions, and also thanks to the slight delay in action when Chiyo-chan’s attack was stopped before the final blow… But, being able to seize that moment of opportunity by capitalizing on those little strokes of luck was crucial!

“So, for the victorious Rinne, how about a reward~??”

A reward!? There’s only one thing!!!

“Kiss!!!!!!!”

“Coming on strong with the kiss request, you little perv♡”

“Ahhhhhh…”

“Hmmm… not satisfied, huh? Anything else you want?”

Nothing else!!!!!

“Just giving presents is boring, right~… How about some information? You want to know about the desert kingdom, right♡?”

“—Is that… Lia-chan’s homeland!?”

“Bingo♡ The Stellavelce Kingdom, a desert kingdom west of Tarlash! Want to hear about this desert kingdom?”

“We definitely do!!”

“Alrighty then♡ Let me tell you all about it♡”

Getting a kiss and hearing a story too?! Yessss!!!